In February 2018 several members of the Alameda County Chapter of the CaliforniaGrand Jury Association traveled to the offices of the East Bay Express to make this presentation to Reporter Darwin Bond Graham, editor Kathleen Richards, and news editor Robert Gammon.

The award recognizes the East Bay Express’ rigorous coverage of the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury (Alameda County Chapter) reports in 2016; the paper clearly analyzed Grand Jury reports and regularly informed the public of their relevance to governmental issues.